Menora Mivtachim Arena
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Yad Eliyahu Arena, Hebrew: היכל יד אליהו, known as the Menora Mivtachim Arena (היכל מנורה מבטחים) and formerly as the Nokia Arena (היכל נוקיה) for commercial reasons,[3] is a large multi-purpose sports indoor arena that is located in southeast Tel Aviv, Israel. The arena is primarily used to host tennis matches, basketball games, and concerts.
Former names | Nokia Arena (2004–2014) |
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Address | 51 Yigal Alon Street |
Location | Yad Eliyahu, Tel Aviv, Israel |
Owner | Tel Aviv-Yafo Municipality |
Operator | Sport Palaces Tel Aviv Yafo Ltd. |
Capacity | 10,383[1] Basketball: 10,728 Concerts: 8,000[2] |
Construction | |
Opened | 17 September 1963 |
Renovated | 1968–1971, 2005–2007 |
Expanded | 1971, 2007 |
Tenants | |
Maccabi Tel Aviv (1964–present) Hapoel Tel Aviv (2005–2006) Israeli national basketball team | |
Website | |
Menora Mivtachim Arena |
It is one of the major sporting facilities in the Greater Tel Aviv Area. The arena is owned by the municipality of Tel Aviv, and is managed by Sports Palaces Ltd., a company also fully owned by the municipality (which also manages Bloomfield Stadium and Drive in Arena). On 1 January 2015, the arena changed its name to Menora Mivtachim Arena.